AT&T and T-Mobile Ask FCC for Permission to Transfer Spectrum

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The service is great when it works, but it fails really bad when I travel up and down California. I frequently travel from San Francisco to LA on the weekends and the coverage is extremely poor when I get closer north.

get to the point said:Hope they say no! One company should not have to give something up and get nothing in return.

Sure they can! This was part of the agreement AT&T committed to when they chose to purchase T-Moble and failed. AT&T only made such a large promise becaus they were sure they would get their way. Now it's come back to bite them.

Sure they can! This was part of the agreement AT&T committed to when they chose to purchase T-Moble and failed. AT&T only made such a large promise becaus they were sure they would get their way. Now it's come back to bite them.

Sure they can! This was part of the agreement AT&T committed to when they chose to purchase T-Moble and failed. AT&T only made such a large promise becaus they were sure they would get their way. Now it's come back to bite them.

I agree then let the ORIGINAL agreement stand, one can't cherry pick agreements. The FCC should say no. After all fairs fair.

Well, keep in mind, they both have a very close arrangement now. But, with the deal gone south, for now, they will only make their arrangement more intimate. Stronger roaming deals, partnering to develop out more spectrum for LTE and whatever else they can think off to increase their partnership. Now, I'm just going to put this out there and feel free to comment. I have a feeling, with this partnership getting closer, this is a way of showing what ATT and TMO can do together. Don't think you've heard the last of this deal. By the time it comes up again, the two companies may have too much invested in each other for the government to out right deny them again. I'm talking assets, spectrum and increased roaming deals, when i say too much inves...(continues)

get to the point said:For it to be a contract it must have consideration, I see what t-mobile gets. But what does AT&T get?

T-Mobile and ATT entered into a binding agreement. T-Mobile recieved consideration from ATT and enetered into a binding agreement for ATT to purchase the company for 39 billion because DT wanted out of the US market all together. In return ATT recieved consideration from DT/ T-Mobile and offered the roaming deal and spectrum along with the cash payment in exchange for that consideration from DT to accept their buyout offer.

get to the point said:Hope they say no! One company should not have to give something up and get nothing in return.

The FCC doesn't (and shouldn't) care about individual companies and their profit margins. The FCC mandate is to ensure the competitive viability of the marketplace at large which is a completely different perspective.

If the spectrum transfer were in any way inappropriate, AT&T would have the first lawyer in the courtroom trying to weasel out of the break-up details, so why aren't they?

I expect this transaction to sail through the FCC without a ripple.

Besides- AT&T refused to deploy service in their AWS spectrum holdings anyway! At least in T-mobile's hands, someon...(continues)

I agree with you when you say the deal should go through FCC without any hiccups, however to say that the FCC doesn't (and shouldn't) care about individual companies and their profit margins, I think you are wrong.

Their job is to protect the consumer, and it is in the consumers interest for the companies to remain profitable. When companies don't remain profitable, they cannot stay in business and we lose competition...example, T-Mobile. The government may have blocked the aquisitions at this time, but don't think for 1 second that DT isn't still going to try and dump the company. They are ok for now and have growth opportunity, but they said themselves, they are worried what happens after their 7 yr roaming agreement is up.

I really dont think you travel to LA or SF that much. T-mo has a really strong foot print in those areas. It is way stronger than AT&T & Sprint in those markets. That is fact. The rest of the country I cant speak for, but I can speak for those 2 markets as I have worked on both of those makets wireless networks. Dont get it wrong, I'm not attacking you, I just know both of those markets really well.

I know Monterey has lousy T-Mobile coverage. I carry a second phone with an AT&T gophone SIM in it for use in Monterey because T-Mobile is so spotty there. In some places in Monterey I can stream Netflix through my Nokia N900 wifi tethered to my Nook Color on T-Mobile and in others I can not make a call on T-Mobile. San Martin, admittedly not on the coast but on 101, also has spotty T-Mobile coverage.

I agree Monterey is a challenged area for T-mo. I was just stating that for the most part, T-mo has a stronger foot print in Cali than AT&T. Every carrier has areas they can improve.also the Monterey area is a challenge for most carriers because of the mountainous terrain for that region.